Immersion gauge



Feb. 13, 1945. BURMAN I 2,369,335

IMMERSION GAUGE Filed March 4, 1942 ummum umuunm nz h 4 INVENTOR. PAUL f7. BUfM/V/V.

ATTORNEYS.

MQI'M Patented Feb. 13, 1945 i 2,369,335 1 ,1v innvmns on GAUGE i Paul H. Burm an Glendalepdh i o i Application March 4, 1942; Serial No. 433,358

Claims. (or. 155 40;).

My invention relates to an immersion gauge by placed in a painters can and which support a which the depth to which an applicator or'brus h is inserted in a liquid is predetermined.

Primarily my invention relates toa gauge for the use of painters, and which is placed in the ordinary paint can or pail after it is opened, and which may be adjustedsothatthe painter dips his brush a predetermined depth while he is painting. This has the advantage of permitting the painter to dip hisbrushinto thepaint without carefullyinspecting it to see that he does not i the interior of a Ipaintersfcan 3. There is a dip the bristlestoo deep. The gauge is adjustdipping for certain types of work and shallow dipping for other types of work. 1

A further object of my invention is to provide in advantages described above, permits :a

painter to leave his brushin the paint can; and

which prevents the brush from sinkingto the bottom of the canor sliding in tosuch a distance as to cover the handleor"bristle-holding portion of the brush. l

A further object of my invention is to provide an immersiongaugewhich has allof the above abl within the can so that it may be set for deep horizontally disposed and vertically adjustable plate or baflle. Preferably, this plate or bafile covers less than the whole of a cross section of theinterior of the can so as to permit the stirring of the paint with a stick. l

Referring to the drawing, the embodiment shownin Figures 1, 2, and B-consists of a base I with two upstanding racks 2. The racks 2 are spaced apart so that they will fit snugly within series of vertically arranged slots 4 in the racks 2 whichare oppositely disposed. The abutment or gauge 6 is preferably foraminated, andin the embodiment described consists of a substantially semicircular plate having pintles 1 projecting a clipping gauge which besides having the gaugadvantages but which, when placed in apail of paint, leaves an aperture sufiiciently large to insert a stick for stirring the paint. While I will describe myirnmersion gauge as a separate unit which is placed in the ordinary painters can after the can is opened, it is to be understood that I also contemplate a gauge which may be built in a painters can or pail as an integral part thereof.

Theseand other objects of my invention which will be set forth hereinafter or will be apparent to one skilled in the art upon reading these specifications, I accomplish by that certain construction and arrangement ofparts of which I shall now describe an exemplary embodiment. Reference is now made to the drawing which forms a part thereof, and in which:

from both sides. oppositelyopposed slots of the rack 2, and an upstanding portion 8 integral with the portion '6 abuts against the side of therack 2 and holds the plate 6 in a horizontal plane. The terminal portion of the upstanding portion-8 is preferably curved over to form a handle 9 which assists in k the adjustment of the plate 6 within the can. i

' Inthe embodiment described the racks 2 t'erminate in hooks H! which fit over the lipof the can 3 as is apparent from Figure 1. In orderto strengthen this construction I'provide a bar H l which runs betweenthe two racks and insures their remaining in'position, and is also of assistance in removingthe structure itself from the paint can.

As is apparent from Figure 2, my device is placed in the can 3 with the base I resting upon the bottom of the can and abutting the wall and the hooks I0 hooked over the lip or rim of the can. The size of the construction is such that i the two racks 2 are oppositely disposed on the Figure 1 is a plan view of a form ofmy immer sion gauge placed in apainters can.

Figure 2 is a cross section of my immersion gauge shown in Figure 1, and taken along the section line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a perspective View of the immersion Figure 5 is a perspective view of the gauge illustrated in Figure 4.

Briefly, in the practice of my invention I prointerior diameter of the can.

liquid in the can is indicated at H, and the baffle or abutting plate 6 is so adjusted by means of the pintle 1 and slots 4 as to place the baffle 6 some predetermined distance below the surface l2 of the liquid. From this it is apparent that when the brush I3 is dipped into the paint the bristles M will contact the abutment 6 and the length of bristles dipped into the paint will be predetermined by the distance the baflle 6 is below the surface I2. It is also apparent that the painter may leave his brush in the can as in Figure 2, and that the. brush will not sink to the bottom of the can because of the bafile 6. Inasmuch as the baffle 6 covers less than the total cross sectional interior ofthe can, there is a space I5 sufficiently The pintles I are placed in Referring to Figure 2; the level of the paint or 

